Real Madrid deny captain Sergio Ramos breached anti-doping rules
Tehran (KNA) - Real Madrid have denied that Sergio Ramos failed a drug test after the 2017 Champions League final.
A report in German publication Der Spiegel - released as part of their Football Leaks series - claimed Ramos failed to declare he had taken dexamethasone ahead of the Cardiff final, in which Real beat Juventus 4-1.
However, Real released a statement on Friday, in which they denied the claims.
The statement read: "In relation to the information published by Der Spiegel referring to our captain Sergio Ramos, the club states the following:
1. Sergio Ramos has never breached the anti-doping control regulations.
2. UEFA requested timely information and closed the matter immediately, as is usual in these cases, after verification by the experts themselves of the World Anti-Doping Agency, AMA, and of UEFA itself.
Source:Sky Sport